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No. 6l6,958. Patented Jan. 3, I899.

T. OMALLEY.

TRUSS.

(Application file'd Mar. 19, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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U ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS OMALLEY, OF MCKEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO JOHN R. OMALLY, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, AND ED- W'ARD L. OMALLY.

TRUSS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 616,958, dated January 3, 1899.

Application filed March 19, 1898- Serial No. 674,440. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS OMALLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Me- Keesport, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Truss-Pads and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to truss-pads, its object being to provide a device of this character which may be held in the desired position with a yielding pressure.

The invention consists of the details of construction and combination of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a belt to which is secured a truss-pad made in accordance with my invention. Fig.

2 is a perspective View of the pad-supporting frame. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the base-plate of the frame, showing the side opposite to that shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a cross-section of the truss-pad and its supporting-frame. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the pad detached.

Similar reference-letters indicate similar parts in the respective figures.

The belt is indicated by Aand the base of the pad-supporting frame by B. This base may be of Wood or other preferred material and may be covered with a soft material, as indicated in Fig. 4.

O is a spring-wire loop the ends of which terminate in coil-springs o, from whichthe arms 0 lead. The arms are secured to the base by staples c or other suitable securing means.

The pad D may be of any suitable material and is provided with a pocket d, adapted to receive the loop 0, which will fit therein sufficiently tight to hold the pad in position thereon, the natural tendency of the arms to spread effecting this result. The arms may,

however, be sprung toward each other to permit the easy removal of the pad. If desired, a cross-bar d may be connected to the ends of the loop-arms to limit their tendency to spread apart.

It will be seen that when the pad is fitted over the spring-loop C it will be held away from the base-plate, but will be capable of a yielding movement toward it, such movement being permitted by the coil-springs o, and therefore when the pad is secured in position on the wearer it will yield to any natural movement of the body affecting it, and thus prevent undue pressure on the part it engages and also the displacement of the pad.

In order to readily andquickly secure the pad-frame to the belt, I provide the base B with a screw-eye 1), adapted to turn therein,

which projects therefrom sufficiently to receive the overlapping ends of the belt, and by providing the latter with a series of elongated openings b the size of the belt can be adjusted as desired and the one screw-eye when turned across the openings through which it extends will serve to securely hold the ends of the belt together and also to the truss-pad frame.

Having described the invention, I claim- 1. In a truss-pad, a base adapted to be secured to a belt, combined with a spring-wire loop the ends of which terminate in coilsprings, arms extending from said springs and secured to said base, and a pad provided with a pocket to receive the spring-wire loop, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination with abelt the ends of which have a series of elongated openings, of a truss-pad yieldingly supported on a base, and a screw-eye secured in the .base to turn therein and adapted to extend through registering elongated openings in the overlapped ends of the belt and be turned across them, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS OMALLEY. A

WVitnesses: LUKE DAUGHER'IY JOHN GILBERT. 

